Sadiron holder



H. TOEPFER SADIRON HOLDER Filed Oct. 23, 1923 Dec. 22, 1925- w//vfssfs il: .t v

fUNnEDfSTATES rinria-iNT OFFICE.

HENRIETTA TOEIFER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SADIRON HOLDER.

Application filed October 23, 1923.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRIETTA TonrFER, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Sadiron Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in said iron holders or pads and has for an object to provide an improved structure for effectually protecting the hand during the use of the iron.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder or pad which is adapted to properly enclose and grip the handle of a sad iron when in use and to protect not only the palm of the hand, the parts above the thumb and forefinger, and the little finger, but the outer part of the fingers while the pad is encircling the handle of the sad iron.

In carrying out the object of the invention, the pad may be formed in any desired shape and is arranged with a body portion having Va fiat base which, when in use, will provide depending port-ions adapted to encircle or partially encircle and grip the handle of a sad iron. The body is filled with a padding of any suitable material, as for instance cotton, and the base portion is provided with an asbestos sheet and a covering of cloth in addition to the cotton padding so that the heat of the handle will be localized and will not be readily transmitted to the hand. In order to protect the outer part of the fingers from the heat of the iron when the lingers are partially encircling the handle, pockets are provided in each edge of the pad into which the lingers are thrust.

In the accompanying drawing` ,Figure 1 is a side view of a pad, disclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the contact portion of the pad;

Figure 3 is a section through Figure l, approximately on line 3-3;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view through the pad, the same being shown held Serial N0. 670,341.

within the hand and arranged on the handle of a sad iron. Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates a body portion, the base of which is expanded laterally to circular shape and connected at its edges with the contact portion 2. Body l is also provided with a rear portion 3 having a looped member 4 secured thereto which present-s means for hanging up the pad or holder whennot .in use. The opposite end of the body 1 to that carrying the looped member 60 1l is constructed in any desired shape, for instance, as the head of' a rooster. This gives a finished and balanced appearance to the device and also provides a front and rear guard for the hand. 5 As clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3, the contact portion 2 is formed of a normally flat asbestos sheet 5, the lower face being covered by a sheet of cloth 6 connected at the periphery or edge 7 to the periphery of 70 casing 8 of body l. Body l is filled with any desired filling matter, as for instance cotton 9, the filling matter extending downwardly to a position in contact with the asbestos sheet 5. In order that the asbestos sheet- 5 may be properly held in place, lines of stitching 10 are provided which extend through cloth 6 and sheet 5, presenting a quilted contact face 2, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. The Contact and gripping 80 port-ion 2 may be of any desired shape, as i for instance, round, as shown in Figure 2. This particular shape gives a proper covering and gripping member when the device is in use, as shown in Figure 4. Connected to the body member on opposite sides as at 7 are pockets ll and 12 into which the thumb and fingers are placed when the device is in use so as to afford protection for the fingers and thumb against the heat of the upper surface of the iron.

Ordinarily, the holder or pad assumes the position shown in Figure 3 as the asbestos sheet is normally flat, but may be easily bent to the position shown in Figure 4.-, the cloth forming the housings or coverings for the various parts and a gripping member and easily adjusting itself into Various new positions.

What I claim is In a sadiron holder, the combination with a normally fiat padded disk of heat insulating material constituting a base Vmemberl adapted to surround and grip the handle of the' iron,A a centr-al upwardly projecting thickened body member expanded at its base 10 rlaterally and secured at its lower edges to said disk, said thickened body member eX- tending forwardly and rearwardly and'upwardly beyond the periphery oflsaid disk,

and finger protectin pockets connected to 15 the side edges of sai disk and overlapping kside portions of said body member.

HENRIETTA'TOEPFER. 

